ANTIQUITY Entertains us with Prodigious Relations, of the Miseries which Mankind have suffered from the Growth of PIRACY. But perhaps no Example of growing. PIRACY has been more considerable, than what the Romans were in•ested withal, after the Destruction of […], and of […]. When those •ast Cities were destroyed, the Inhabitants not having a place of Retreat, or means of Subsistence, betook themselves to Piracy as their Profession; and there were not want […] People to Encourage them. 'Tis not easy to imagine the Height of Power, that so […] a Society arose unto, […] with which they […] ⟨p. 4⟩their Dominion. All Commerce was interrupted; The City •hat was the Empress of the World was well nigh Starved; Some of its Magistrates as well as the other principal Citizens, fell into the Hands of the Robbers. The Coasts of Italy were every where molested and the Robbers with their Vessels, Entered the very Tiber, as if Rome it self were designed for a Prey unto them. The Temples and Cities, which lay near the Sea, were Sacked; and they had the Command of no less than Four Hundred Towns on the Coasts, unto which they might retire in Cases of Extremity; while other Marine Cities paid Ransoms to them for their Liberties. These Praedacious Animals, tho' they were dispersed over the whole Mediterranean, yet set up a sort of Commonwealth, and Elected Governors, and had above One Thousand Ships of several sorts, and formed Regular Fleets to carry on their Disorders. They had their Ports, their Watch-Towers, their Arsenals and Magazines; and Cilicia was, as it […], their Citadel, from whence they […] out Supplies for their Squadrons, ⟨p. 5⟩upon occasion. An Extraordinary Remedy was required, for a Mischief become so Formidable. The Courage and Conduct of Pompey was the Remedy. The Romans, assisted by the Rhodians, furnished Pompey, with five hundred Ships, and all the Provisions that were necessary. Pompey surpassed the Hopes of them that Employed him; and in less than Three Months time he purged the Sea of Pirates; Conquered their whole Fleet; Pursued 'em to the Fortresses they had prepared among the Rocks of Taurus; Compelled the most of them to surrender upon Discretion; and lost not one Ship in the Expedition.
ANTIQUITY Entertains us with Prodigious Relations, of the Miseries which Mankind have suffered from the Growth of PIRACY. But perhaps no Example of growing. PIRACY has been more considerable, than what the Romans were in•ested withal, after the Destruction of 〈…〉, and of 〈…〉. When those •ast Cities were destroy'd, the Inhabitants not having a place of Retreat, or means of Subsistence, betook themselves to Piracy as their Profession; and there were not want 〈…〉 People to Encourage them. 'Tis not easie to imagine the Heighth of Power, that so 〈…〉 a Society arose unto, 〈…〉 with which they 〈…〉 ⟨p. 4⟩their Dominion. All Commerce was interrupted; The City •hat was the Empress of the World was well nigh Starved; Some of its Magistrates as well as the other principal Citizens, fell into the Hands of the Robbers. The Coasts of Italy were every where molested and the Robbers with their Vessels, Entered the very Tiber, as if Rome it self were designed for a Prey unto them. The Temples and Cities, which lay near the Sea, were Sacked; and they had the Command of no less than Four Hundred Towns on the Coasts, unto which they might retire in Cases of Extremity; while other Marine Cities paid Ransomes to them for their Liberties. These Praedacious Animals, tho' they were dispersed over the whole Mediterranean, yet set up a sort of Commonwealth, and Elected Governours, and had above One Thousand Ships of several sorts, and formed Regular Fleets to carry on their Disorders. They had their Ports, their Watch-Towers, their Arsenals and Magazines; and Cilicia was, as it 〈…〉, their Citadel, from whence they 〈…〉 out Supplies for their Squadrons, ⟨p. 5⟩upon occasion. An Extraordinary Remedy was required, for a Mischief become so Formidable. The Courage and Conduct of Pompey was the Remedy. The Romans, assisted by the Rhodians, furnished Pompey, with five hundred Ships, and all the Provisions that were necessary. Pompey surpass'd the Hopes of them that Employ'd him; and in less than Three Months time he purged the Sea of Pirates; Conquered their whole Fleet; Pursued 'em to the Fortresses they had prepared among the Rocks of Taurus; Compelled the most of them to surrender upon Discretion; and lost not one Ship in the Expedition.
